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14 November 2009 6:25 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »

DVD Playhouse—November 2009

By

Allen Gardner

Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »

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(Rock 'n Roll High School director Allan Arkush, above. Photo courtesy of NBC.)

by Jon Zelazny

Editor’s Note: this article originally appeared at EightMillionStories.com on April 24th.

Jersey City native Allan Arkush has enjoyed a prolific career in television, currently producing and directing for the hit series “Heroes.”

He started in show business at Bill Graham’s legendary Fillmore East concert theater in New York City, then worked for the equally legendary low-budget movie producer Roger Corman. 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of Arkush’s solo directorial debut, the beloved cult classic Rock ‘n Roll High School.

I met with Arkush in his home office in West Los Angeles, and tried to keep from drooling all over his killer record collection.

Did you go to Springsteen last night? I thought he was amazing.

Allan Arkush: He really was. I thought it was interesting that he started out with some fairly dark songs: “Badlands, »

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2 articles from 2009